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01/10/2011 <br /> the following plan year and deducted from the aforementioned <br /> monthly dollar caps accordingly. <br /> 19.1.13 An employee who is receiving a disability retirement due to a work <br /> related illness or injury, shall receive paid medical benefits provided <br /> that the employee is not eligible for similar benefits through a <br /> spouse's health plan. <br /> Whenever the above eligibility criteria is met, the City will provide <br /> medical benefits at the same benefit tier (single, two -party, family) <br /> which the employee would have been receiving if he /she had <br /> continued as an active employee. This includes adding and /or <br /> deleting eligible dependents. <br /> 19.1.14 Employees who elect no health plan coverage and provide evidence <br /> of other coverage during annual open enrollment, as a health <br /> savings /cash option, the City and the employee shall share equally <br /> the amount designated in Sections 19.1.4, 19.1.5, and 19.1.6 above <br /> as the City's total maximum combined monthly contribution. <br /> 19.2 Dental Insurance <br /> The City shall continue to provide to eligible employees and dependents fully <br /> paid dental insurance through the Delta Dental program, through the term of <br /> this agreement to include coverages as follows: $2,000 annual cap for basic <br /> coverage and $1,500 lifetime cap for orthodonture. Effective upon contract <br /> ratification and Council approval of an agreement, or effective as soon after as <br /> administratively possible, the lifetime cap for orthodonture will increase to <br /> $2,500. <br /> 19.3 Savings Clause <br /> If, pursuant to any federal or state law which may become effective <br /> subsequent to the effective date of this MOU, the City is required to pay <br /> contributions or taxes for hospital- medical - surgical, dental care, prescription <br /> drug or other health benefits to be provided its employees under such federal <br /> or state act, the City's obligation to furnish the same benefits under the <br /> hospital- medical- surgical, dental care and major medical programs shall be <br /> suspended and the contributions agreed to be paid monthly hereunder by the <br /> City shall be reduced each month by the amounts which the City is required to <br /> expend during any such month in the form of contributions or taxes to support <br /> said federal or state health plan. <br /> If, as a result of such a law, the level of benefits provided by such law for any <br /> group of employees, or their dependents, is lower in certain categories of <br /> services than that provided under the Group Health Benefit Plans provided by <br /> the City, the City shall, to the extent practical, provide a plan of benefits <br /> supplementary to the federal or state benefits so as to make benefits in each <br /> 45 <br /> Page 51 #15077 <br /> MUFF # 905 <br />